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Cory Wharton Slams Bad Dad Accusations Over A Prank He Played On Ryder
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Feb. 26 2020, Updated 7:13 p.m. ET
Cory Wharton isn't letting the negativity get to him! The Teen Mom OG star slammed any "bad dad" accusations after he played a prank on Ryder.
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Cory shared what started to be a cute video of him and Ryder about to do a magic trick.
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The 2-year-old seemed excited to see her Dad's new trick, yet fans could tell that he was about to play a prank due to his caption!
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He tricked her into looking directly into a water bottle to find a gummy bear and then he squeezed it so hard that the water came shooting out into her face.
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Well, Ryder fell for the prank and broke into tears immediately.
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Shortly after sharing the video, Cory received a lot of backlash for the prank. One user wrote on Facebook, "Too young I think for that sort of prank. Looks like it hurt her feelings and confused her."
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Another wrote, "She isn’t old enough to understand. I don’t think he intended to upset her but it just isn’t age appropriate."
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Shortly after seeing all the backlash, Cory took to Instagram Live to slam any negative comments about his parenting.
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"You guys find any little thing, any little thing! Like, relax. I don't even need to explain myself. I just wanted to hop on here and tell all the losers that think I'm such a bad dad, that they are losers. Okay?" Cory said.
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He added, "Yes, Ryder is doing just fine. You guys are so dramatic, it's a little bit of water in your eye, relax! Relax everybody! Calm down! So yeah, it's funny. I just wanted to hop on here quick and say that, but yeah. Hope everyone has a good day!"
![cory-wharton-instagram-daughter-ryder-prank-video-backlash](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/480x291/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/640x388/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/768x466/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/1024x621/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/1280x776/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/1440x873/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/1600x970/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/0CuxFsOe6/2160x1309/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.38.18-AM.jpg 2160w)
Cory shares his daughter with his ex and Teen Mom OG star, Cheyenne Floyd.
![cory-wharton-instagram-daughter-ryder-prank-video-backlash](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/480x244/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/640x325/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/768x389/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/1024x519/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/1280x649/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/1440x730/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/1600x811/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/egm7kZ9Qc/2160x1094/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-10.45.12-AM.jpg 2160w)
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